Olga C. Salazar
Olga C. Salazar, 72, peacefully passed from this life on October 3, 2022, in Madelia.
LaVonne Watson
LaVonne Watson, 94, of St. James died at her home surrounded by her family on Monday, October 3, 2022.
Valerie Kay Fischer
Valerie Kay Fischer of Merrifield, formerly of South Branch, passed away October 2, 2022, surrounded by her family and friends at Heartland Senior Living in Truman. Services were at 11 a.m.
City gets an update on code enforcement
On Tuesday, Oct. 4 the St. James City Council held its meeting. The meeting started with City Manager Amanda Glass giving an update on the code enforcement. In the first 4 months Brandon Showalter has been the city’s Code Enforcer, there has been 352 violations of which 250 have been resolved with 102 pending. This year Showalter has inspected 417 units which is roughly 2/3 of the units in St. James.
St. James Athletic Hall of Fame
The 9th annual St. James Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held this Saturday October 15, 2022. This year’s events will start at 4:00 p.m. with a social hour, with all activities being held at the St. James VFW. A catered meal will be served at 5:30 p.m., with the program beginning at 6:45. Tickets for the meal and program are $20, and can be reserved by emailing Jon Wilson jwilson@isd840.org, or contacting the St. James Activities Office at 3775602. The deadline is fast approaching, and a limited number of tickets will be available at the door.
CHURCH SCHEDULES
Albion Lutheran Church LCMC Pastor Robert Springer 507-3755044, 10454 250th Ave, St. James Sunday - 9 a.m.
Old Stories
For the last few years, in the fall, I’ve been preaching from the Old Testament. There are a lot of joys in preaching from the Old Testament. For one thing, it’s a little different; most of our preaching is generally from the New Testament, and it’s fun to get a little variety in there once in a while. But for another thing, it’s always an interesting challenge.
Smithfield Foods expansions
On Friday, St. James City Staff and Smithfield Foods representatives had the opportunity to visit with each other in regards to the company’s parking lot expansion.